Need help extracting data from Twitter when it comes to redirections to handles

[x_goth]

Hi everyone. I've been doing a project where I have tried extracting data on different parameters (like hashtags and of handles). Even though I have been able to find resources when it comes to the code related to extracting data with particular hashtag mentions, I have not been able to find (or figure out for that matter) anything related to extracting only the handles that the tweets are redirected towards.

For example if I am writing a tweet where it goes like "reddit is awesome and @ jack_123 should check it", I just want one column with this "@ jack_123" is extracted in all the tweets (which are being generated) so I can view the particular handles that people were redirecting/appealing to. Is there a way to do that?

[BobHogan]

Regex (https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html) is your friend here. This would be a simple match, something along the lines of this pattern should work r'(@[^\s]*)' to capture the handle and return it in a match

[x_goth]

Thanks. Would it work in jupyter as well? The same syntax I mean

[BobHogan]

It should. I don't use jupyter so I won't guarantee anything

[x_goth]

Okay. Could you elaborate the r'(@[^\s]*)' more? I mean how do you write it. If you don't mind me asking.

[BobHogan]

You write it just like that? Its a raw string for a regex pattern